Doc Hastings

I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. I think it adds a great deal to all the work that you and your bipartisan cosponsors had put into this, and I support the amendment.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to another member of the Natural Resources Committee, the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Daines).

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar), another valuable member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

I'm pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton), the sponsor of this bipartisan legislation.

I support this draft bill.

If I go to my banker and say, 'By the way, I am broke, but I want more money because I want to buy more land,' he would laugh me out the door.

It would be more advantageous and more beneficial to Americans that live in these counties if we work together.

The time for talk has ended, the time for action is now.

Haven't we heard from the public that our forest lands are badly managed, and yet you are cutting them? I mean why would you make a determination that buying more is more important than managing what you have?

Well, no. You asked for a higher amount of funding in land acquisition. When we are talking here--and it is well know, it is well recognized that the active management of forest lands are not adequate, and yet that is all cut.

I just find it absolutely ironic, when we hear testimony from Members that represent counties that receive these payments, and the hardships they are facing, this to me is a classic example of this Administration trying to illicit as much…

These bills would require the Forest Service to more actively manage our national forests.

The evidence is clear: Better management yields more and is being done right now in the States.

Active management would promote healthier forests, reduce the risk of wildfires, and decrease our reliance on foreign countries for timber and paper goods.

We need a new approach right now that renews the Federal Government's commitment to manage resources for the benefit of forested counties and their schools.

With a national debt approaching $16.8 trillion, and billions of dollars more added every day, it is becoming increasingly difficult to finance a program that costs nearly $400 million.

The Federal Government, in my view, has failed to uphold this commitment.

Today the Subcommittee will hear testimony on a number of bills to address the management stalemate that afflicts millions of acres of our Federal forests.

Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests and Species

It's the lesser of two evils, but it's still evil.

I appreciated the opportunity to testify in support of H.R. 716 before the House Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

As we begin discussions on reauthorizing this landmark law, it is important to take note of the significant benefits the MSA is delivering to the nation.

I would like to welcome Members and today's witnesses to the first hearing this Congress on the reauthorization of the Nation's premiere fisheries law--the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act--more popularly known as…

The Natural Resources Committee is a real work horse in the House.

Updates to the program must be made to more accurately reflect today's uses and demands for helium.